marble vs granite
Definitions
verb
- paint or stain like marble
noun
- a sculpture carved from marble
- a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
- a small ball of glass that is used in various games
Examples
Marcus Aurelius's hair stands energetically up, a nimbus of corkscrewing locks, not a bit like the conventional signs for hair that plaster so many Roman marble crania.
The second bet is that drawing a red marble wins ￡1000, drawing a blue marble wins nothing.
Their feet clattered over the faux marble floor past the reference desk towards the closet.
Definitions
noun
- plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
- something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness)
Examples
The lower blocks are in concrete clad in gabions filled with site granite; roofs are planted with indigenous flora.
The Cree syllabics on the glacial till granite boulder base say: ‘I am the big bear.’
The other key aspect of the restoration involved repointing the exterior masonry, in the facades of limestone, sandstone, and granite.
